Outline for R paper

INTRODUCTION

• attention getting device: There is a growing threat that has now come to our doorsteps, it is the increasing development of nuclear weapons in other countries of the world.
• preview of main points: a few examples of these countries would be North Korea and Iran, and their development of nuclear programs. But there are some who believe that it is "OK" for them to have nuclear weapons of their own, so the worlds nuclear market would not be cornered by the leading powers of the world. But along with those who believe that those countries should be allowed to have nuclear weapons there are those who think that their programs should be stopped as quickly as possible, before it is to late.
• transition to thesis statement/main question or point of the paper: as the world adds another year on to their calender, the growing debate over nuclear weapons has become more heated, some of the debates include: The nuclear programs in question, whether or not those programs should be allowed, and what is the next step.

BODY

FIRST PARAGRAPH

• topic sentence about one side of the issue: There is now a lot of worry with the nuclear programs of the non-superpowers of the world, a few of these in question are the programs of North Korea and Iran.
• research and quotations from sources to prove the topic sentence is correct

SECOND PARAGRAPH

• topic sentence about one side of the issue: With the nuclear programs comes a huge argument that non-superpower countries should be able to have the weapons.
• research and quotations from sources to prove the topic sentence is correct

THIRD PARAGRAPH

• topic sentence about one side of the issue: To the other side of the issue are those who think that they should be banned from and nuclear programs what so ever, even if they are not a threat.
• research and quotations from sources to prove the topic sentence is correct

FOURTH PARAGRAPH

• topic sentence stating your position on the issue: Out of both the sides that i have presented i side with the one that says that Iran and North Korea should not be allowed to have the nuclear programs that they have because of the threat.
• reasons and research that say why you chose this standpoint

CONCLUSION

• Re-state thesis: as the world as the world keeps growing, the debate over nuclear weapons has become more heated, some of the debates include: The nuclear programs in question, whether or not those programs should be allowed, and what is the next step.

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Deplomacy with iran 'appears to be working,' Gates says- ELM

Although previous attempts to stop Irans nuclear program ran into trouble, but now attempts to negotiate with iran might actually be working. The talks were hampered by Irans taking of british hostages, but now seem to be back on track. The talks were also hampred by the fact that iran my be selling weapons to Iraqi insergents. Gates says the soultion may just be to open up trade and try to settle problems in the middle east.

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Head of the world nuclear body intervied- Proquest

Bin-Jiddu said that the middle east should be allowed to create nuclear weapons. he said that Iran has nuclear military capability but it just doesn't realize it. Iran has stated that theirt nuclear program is for the peaceful reasons and will not use then for nuclear weapons. The article closes by saying that Iran is not the only one getting hassled by the world, north korea is also getting the same problems.

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North Korea agrees to Nuclear Disarmament-SIRS

North korea has agreed to disarm their main nuclear reactor and begin to disarm their nuclear weapons program. From this agreement North Korea will recive a lot of oil and other resources. America and N Korea are now trying to reastablish relations and are looking to restart trade. This is also the case with many other countries including Japan and russia.

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Nuclear and Strategic policy- EBSCO

After the cold war many other countries begain to develop nuclear weapons, it is predicted that by 2012 the US and Russia will have over 5000 nuclear bombs each. Now people are forced to figure out a stratagey for dealing witht the world today and trying to rid the world of nuclear weapons. The US must also dicide weather or not to update their nuclear weapons, in which some parts date back to WW2.

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Whats Iran thinking- EBSCO

Twice now in the past hundred years Iran has taken hostages and top ranking oficals are getting worried. But unknowen the the general public is a report from the international Atomic agency, which stated that Iran was developing Uranium. In fact it satated that Iran would have enough to make a nuclear wepon by 2009. Ammbassetors are now saying that Iran is ready to talk and possablity prevent another hostage crsis.

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North Korea Withdraws from the Nuclear Non- Proliferation treaty- From SIRS

In 2003 North Korea tested what may have been their first nuclear weapon, this bomb was one tenth of the US's second nuclear bomb. North Korea also has been testing long range missiles, which is making that countries that border it nervous. Although china and other countries are annoyed they keep friendships with NK, except for Iran which is comdeming NK's nuclear program. Although NK has said that they do not mean harm, many people are scared and are asking for a solution.